Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 109

Devanagari script

अर्घादनंतरं शक्तः पूजयेद्वसुपूजया । धूपं दीपं च नैवेद्यं क्रमात्पश्चान्निवेदयेत्

Transliteration

arghādanaṃtaraṃ śaktaḥ pūjayedvasupūjayā | dhūpaṃ dīpaṃ ca naivedyaṃ kramātpaścānnivedayet

Translation

അർഘ്യത്തിനു ശേഷം, കഴിവുള്ളവൻ ‘വസു-പൂജ’യാൽ പൂജിക്കണം। തുടർന്ന് ക്രമമായി ധൂപം, ദീപം, നൈവേദ്യം സമർപ്പിക്കണം।

Word by Word

• अर्घात्: after/from the arghya
• अर्घात्: Apadana (Ablative/अपादान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: अर्घ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, पञ्चमी (5th/पञ्चमी), एकवचन; अपादान (ablative)

• अनन्तरम्: immediately thereafter
• अनन्तरम्: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अनन्तर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत् प्रयोगः; कालवाचक (immediately after)

• शक्तः: being capable
• शक्तः: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शक्त (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st), एकवचन; कर्तृविशेषण (able)

• पूजयेत्: should worship
• पूजयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूज् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद

• वसुपूजया: by the worship of the Vasus
• वसुपूजया: Karana (Instrument/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वसु (प्रातिपदिक) + पूजा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd), एकवचन; करण — ‘वसूनां पूजा’

• धूपम्: incense
• धूपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: धूप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• दीपम्: lamp
• दीपम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• च: and
• च: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक (conjunction)

• नैवेद्यम्: food offering
• नैवेद्यम्: Karma (Object/कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नैवेद्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd), एकवचन; कर्म

• क्रमात्: in sequence
• क्रमात्: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: क्रम (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययवत्; पञ्चमी-एकवचनरूपेण क्रियाविशेषण (in order/ क्रमशः)

• पश्चात्: afterwards
• पश्चात्: None
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पश्चात् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अनन्तरार्थक (afterwards)

• निवेदयेत्: should offer/present
• निवेदयेत्: Kriya (Action/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: नि + वेद्/विद् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), प्रथमपुरुष (3rd), एकवचन; परस्मैपद — ‘अर्पयेत्/प्रस्तावयेत्’

Speaker

Sūta (Lomaharṣaṇa) to the sages (deduced)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A pūjā tray sequence: first a small set of offerings to attendant deities (vasu-pūjā), then incense smoke rising, then a bright lamp, then a covered naivedya bowl placed before the deity.

Characters & Entities

• Vasus

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Devotion follows sacred order—stepwise offerings cultivate steadiness, gratitude, and completeness in worship.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No specific tīrtha is mentioned; the verse is a procedural instruction for pūjā.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

After arghya, perform vasu-pūjā if possible, then offer dhūpa (incense), dīpa (lamp), and naivedya (food) in proper sequence.